The biggest change I've gone through in recent years is moving down here to Georgia. Before I lived in Warner Robins, I lived all the way up in Nebraska, in a town of barely more than 600 people. Living up there, my family had to go to the next town over to get groceries and my graduating class was about 30 people. I'd started my first year of college at a school up there, but my family moved down here to be closer to my mom's extended family, so I decided to move down here as well.
It was a huge change because I left a lot of my friends from high school behind and the weather down here is so different- in Nebraska, the summers are hot and the winters are freezing, while here, the summers feel like you're living in an oven and the winters are extremely mild. And when it does snow here, no one seems to know how to handle it, which kind of makes me laugh a little. And it made me anxious to be somewhere where I didn't really know anyone or where anything was. I had gotten used to everyone in town knowing each other and while that got weird sometimes, it made you also feel a little bit at home.
I'll say that I do like it down here since there's a lot more to do. There's actually a grocery store in town, and a movie theater, plus the internet isn't terrible! I don't know how I survived before. And I'm getting to know a ton of my extended family members who are mostly crazy and weird, but still interesting to talk to. So that's also a plus... kind of.
I've moved around my whole life, as my parents were in the Air Force and then I joined as well. The longest period of time, I have lived anywhere is now. I've lived in Warner Robins for 7 years. After about 3 years, I used to feel anxious and ready to move. Staying here has been hard, because I like to explore new places, but I'm here for my kids. My youngest child has five more years of school. Once she graduates, my husband and I are considering moving to the Pacific Northwest to be near his family. Getting to know your family is important.
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